| Conjugation of-kimbia |
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| Positive present | -nakimbia |
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| Subjunctive | -kimbie |
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| Negative | -kimbii |
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| Imperative singular | kimbia |
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| Tensed forms |
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| Habitual | hukimbia |
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| Positive past | positive subject concord + -likimbia |
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| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kukimbia |
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| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakimbia) |
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| Singular | Plural |
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| 1st person | ninakimbia/nakimbia | tunakimbia |
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| 2nd person | unakimbia | mnakimbia |
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| 3rd person | m-wa(I/II) | anakimbia | wanakimbia |
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| other classes | positive subject concord + -nakimbia |
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| Negative present (negative subject concord + -kimbii) |
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| Singular | Plural |
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| 1st person | sikimbii | hatukimbii |
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| 2nd person | hukimbii | hamkimbii |
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| 3rd person | m-wa(I/II) | hakimbii | hawakimbii |
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| other classes | negative subject concord + -kimbii |
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| Positive future | positive subject concord + -takimbia |
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| Negative future | negative subject concord + -takimbia |
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| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kimbie) |
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| Singular | Plural |
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| 1st person | nikimbie | tukimbie |
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| 2nd person | ukimbie | mkimbie |
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| 3rd person | m-wa(I/II) | akimbie | wakimbie |
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| other classes | positive subject concord + -kimbie |
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| Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -sikimbie |
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| Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngekimbia |
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| Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singekimbia |
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| Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngalikimbia |
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| Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singalikimbia |
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| Perfect | positive subject concord + -mekimbia |
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| "Already" | positive subject concord + -meshakimbia |
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| "Not yet" | negative subject concord + -jakimbia |
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| "If/When" | positive subject concord + -kikimbia |
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| "If not" | positive subject concord + -sipokimbia |
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| Consecutive | kakimbia /positive subject concord + -kakimbia |
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| Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -kakimbie |
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. SeeAppendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |